Search Results: Children & Young Adult Reading from PsychoBabel & Skoob Books

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Limited, 1900. A Puffin Picture Book, staple bound paperback in good condition, with colour and black and white illustrations. Undated, and not published in year 1900. Shelf wear to the covers, particularly the spine where tears are evident. Pages are tanned throughout, however text and illustrations are otherwise clear and bright. LW. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Hutton, Clarke. Used.

Leicester: The Brockhampton Book Co. Ltd., 1900. Mini format paperback, part one only, with illustrations by Mary Baker, in good condition. This book is undated and was not published in 1900. Small tear noted to the front cover at the fore-edge, and covers are generally marked and scuffed. A few marks to the title page, however pages remain clear and bright throughout. LW. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Baker, Mary. Used.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1990. First Edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket illustrated by Lyn Bruce, in very good condition. Newspaper article laid in. Light shelf wear to the jacket, and page block is slightly tanned. Pages are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Bruce, Lyn. Used.

New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2006. First edition hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket, in very good condition. Board corners and spine ends are slightly bumped, otherwise as unread. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Ploog, Mike. Used.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Limited, 1957. A Puffin Picture Book, No. 113, staple bound paperback in good condition, with colour and black and white illustrations. Covers are marked and worn, including the spine, and corners are dog-eared. Page block and several pages are lightly tanned and blemished, however text and illustrations are otherwise clear and bright. LW. Paperback. Good. Used.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. First Edition hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket, in very good condition. Board edges, corners and spine ends are slightly bumped, and spine is cocked. Pages are clear and bright throughout. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Blake, Quentin. Used.

London, Sydney, Toronto: White Lion Publishers Ltd., 1977. Hardcover - first UK edition. Minor tanning and shelfwear to the jacket (unclipped). The upper leading corners of the jacket and boards are a little bumped. All text and illustrations are clear. CM. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

Tokyo: TokyoPop, 2006. Paperback, very good condition. Light edgewear to covers and scuffs to spine ends and leading corners. Pages are sound and contents are bright and clear. TA. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Otokita, Takao. Used.

London: Hollis and Carter Limited, 1948. First edition hardcover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition for its age. Jacket is marked and scuffed, and edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are slightly bumped and rubbed. Page block is lightly blemished and foxed. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Kiddell Monroe, Joan. Used.

London: Jake and Kids Entertainment Ltd, 2012. Paperback signed and dedicated by the author, in very good condition. Light shelf wear to the covers and page block. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Signed and Dedicated By Author & Illustrator. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Melim, Alberto. Used.

London: BBC, 1977. Hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket, both in very good condition. General shelf and handling wear including light creasing to edges, corners and folds, some minor discolouration to light jacket. Boards in fine condition, light bumping to bottom corners. Within, light tanning to page edges, securely bound, and content is 'as unread'. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Blake, Lester. Used.

London: Lutterworth Press, 1954. First edition. Hard cover, in good condition, with clipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Gift dedication penned to FEP. General handling wear noted. Jacket is shelf worn, with creasing to edges, corners and folds. Chipping and small taped tears notable at spine head. Some discolouration, fading and rubbing to DJ generally. Front cover bright, and image recreated as coloured frontispiece. Cocked spine and discoloured page block. Within, pages are tightly bound, and content is unmarked. CN. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Used.

Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth Ltd, 1948. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Signed by the author as 'Auntie Muriel' of radio fame. Jacket is lightly marked and foxed. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Kiddell Monroe, Joan. Used.

London: G. Whizzard Publications Ltd., 1972. Hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket, in very good condition. Boards are lightly scuffed, and edges, corners and spine ends are slightly bumped and rubbed. Pages are clear and bright throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Cracknell, Alan. Used.

Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth Ltd, 1943. Scarce and worn hardcover with printed front board, no dust jacket, in good condition for its age. Signed by 'Auntie Muriel' of radio fame. Boards are marked and spine is very worn. Board corners, edges and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine is cocked, however binding remains sound and pages are clear. LW. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Kiddell- Monroe, Joan. Used.

London: Griffith & Farran, 1900. Hardcover (no jacket); undated, and (probably) not published in 1900; 16 paginated verso pages, with unpaginated illustrations on recto. Illustrated. Boards are marked, scuffed and worn, with frayed edges and corners. Minor marks and occasional creases within; some corners are worn; upper corner of p.13 is missing. Binding weak, with page block partially detached from inner spine, though as a whole item remains intact and all content is clear. TS. Hardcover. Good. Used.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. First edition hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket, both in very good condition. Jacket illustration by Linda Schwab. Light shelf and handling wear, minor creasing and rubbing to DJ. Boards in fine condition, pages tightly bound, and content unmarked. CN. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1991. Illustrated hard cover, no jacket intended, in very good condition. Light shelf and handling wear to cover, including gentle rubbing, and minor edge wear. Light tanning to page edges. Pages are tightly bound, and the colourfully illustrated story lines are unmarked, colours vivid. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1991. Illustrated hard cover, no jacket intended, in very good condition. Light shelf and handling wear to cover, including gentle rubbing, and minor edge wear. Light tanning to page edges. Pages are tightly bound, and the colourfully illustrated story lines are unmarked, colours vivid. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

London: J.M. Dent, 1895. Hardcover with gilt printed and gilt decorated boards, no dust jacket. Original ties to fore-edges are not present on this copy. Marks to a few of the pages and a couple of hinge breaks. Front and rear boards are marked. Boards are worn and rubbed at edges. Illustrations are bright and text is unmarked throughout. Good condition for age. AD. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Heath, Sydney H.. Used.